[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 239 [English]

Chapter 228: The future

Fei Sheng dealt with the aftermath very meticulously. The guards washed away the blood stains in the corridor as quickly as possible. It only took a cup of tea.When Fei Sheng opened the curtain, he saw the prince closing his eyes and taking a nap. He lowered his voice and said, “Master, it’s taken care of.”

Shen Zechuan seemed to be awake but not awake. He stared at the candle that was about to burn out with half-concealed eyes. It was a bit difficult to get close to him as he sat there.After a while, he said: “Where is Gujin?”

Fei Sheng said: “It’s time to go to Luoshan tonight.”

Shen Zechuan seemed to have woken up, and said with a nasal “hmm”, “Let him go back.”

Fei Sheng knelt alone at the door and paused for a moment, not daring to speak too much and appear sad, and said: “He has a letter from the second master. Master, Luoshan is not far from our Duanzhou, so it won’t take much time.”

Shen Zechuan was not in a good mood tonight and did not talk to him.Fei Sheng immediately shut up and retreated honestly.In just two sticks of incense, Qiao Tianya arrived pushing Yao Wenyu.

The bamboo curtain opened and closed, and Shen Zechuan said, “Why hasn’t Yuan Zhuo rested yet? It’s so late.”

Yao Wenyu loosened his hand holding the book, covered it with a thin blanket, and said, “Without Yan Heru, the shops in Hezhou will be in chaos. The Lord is here tonight to think of countermeasures, so you might as well listen to my humble opinion.”

Yuan Zhuo used to be good at talking, and his voice was like gurgling spring water, soothing and pleasant to the ears.

Shen Zechuan tilted his head and said, “Hold the lamp and serve tea.”

The maid came in and removed the tea-stained curtains, and replaced them with new lamps, making the room finally brighter.Fei Sheng specially asked the maid to make strong tea to refresh the prince and his husband.

“If you kill Yan Heru, the shops in Hezhou will be in chaos for a while. If you don’t kill Yan Heru, the business of the world will be in chaos.” Shen Zechuan did not drink tea, and he kept his spirits up, “Besides, Yan Heru is so sure that I will not kill him. If I follow his wish, there will be endless troubles.”

Shen Zechuan has no patience with naughty boys. As early as when Yan Heru mentioned Master Yideng, Shen Zechuan had arranged the outcome for him.Shen Zechuan can be fooled, but not coerced.In fact, Yan Heru didn’t know Shen Zechuan or Xiao Chiye at all, and he had no idea which of the two was the scabbard.

In addition, the reason why Xiao Chiye was so anxious to find the master was because he had just experienced a fatal farewell.As long as Shen Zechuan thought about how Ce’an would feel after hearing the news, he had no intention of letting Yan Heru live for another moment.

After Yao Wenyu waited for the maids to retreat, he said: “Yan He did this without any followers and left his confidants in Hezhou just to make the prince jealous.”

As Yan Heru said himself, he can’t even embroider his fists and legs.If he dares to invade the house and threaten Shen Zechuan, he is guaranteed to win.All of his confidants stayed in Hezhou. If he did not return home as scheduled, the Yan family would cut off the bottom of the Huaici Tea Trade Road and shut out the Zhongbo caravan, leaving Shen Zechuan to pass through Huaizhou, go around to the vicinity of Dicheng, then pass through Yongyi Port, and finally reach the depths of Juexi.This road is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also requires a lot of effort to deal with the checkpoints along the way. If you are not careful, the boat may capsize.

“Businessmen all over the world are here for profit,” Shen Zechuan said. “Zhongbo is an important transit point between Libei and Qidong. What Yan has cut off is not only my trade route, but also the trade routes of the merchants who have already invested in it. These people have tasted the delicacies, and if they are asked to go back and eat wild vegetables again, no matter how they taste, their unfilled stomachs will not agree.”

Shen Zechuan was different from the bandits Yan Heru met. He had serious authority in the east, which was definitely not comparable to the likes of Cai Yu and Lei Jingzhe.He can finalize the tariffs in the two places in the east, and firmly holds the three important places of Luoxia Pass, Hushi and Dengzhou. If Yan He wants to coerce He through business alone, it depends on whether Shen Zechuan is willing to do so.

This year’s Zhongbo garrison’s armaments requirements are also huge. It is impossible for Shen Zechuan to produce his own equipment. The copper mines are all to the west. Those merchants who secretly resell official copper have all last year’s goods in their hands. At this moment, their eyes are turning red. They can’t wait to get on the ship of Zhongbo.There is no need for Fu Jun to knock on the door, as long as Fu Jun says “do business”, these people are willing to come all the way to sell goods.You must know that Liang Miaoshan and **shan are now strictly investigating. If these official coppers are kept in the warehouse of Hongshang, they will die if they are traced out. The only person in the world who can eat so much goods in one go is Shen Zechuan.

Shen Zechuan doesn’t have to worry about Qidong’s military supplies.

When Shen Zechuan took down Xi’s shop, he relied on Xi Dan and Ge Qingqing, and it took some effort.Because the Xi family is an aristocratic family and pays attention to the inheritance of the surname, he kept the eldest lady alive and did not kill her.But not the Yan family. The Yan family started out as a tea shop. There was a group of brothers from the Jianghu who worshiped the master. There was a relationship between Yan Heru and his mother’s generation, but in Yan Heru’s generation, even if the capable person came to the top, without Yan Heru, the messy brothers below were willing to talk to the master.Shen Zechuan didn’t even need to ask for Qidong’s military rations, there were people supplying them for him.

Yan Heru is very important, but he is far less important than he thinks.

“Yan Heru is in sole control of the Liuzhou port,” Yao Wenyu said. “We really don’t know the details, but there is Xi Dan in Juexi who is taking care of the business for the emperor, so you don’t have to worry too much if he sends a few people to take charge. The amount of money needed for the port is not small at the moment, and Zhongbo will bear it alone, so I’m afraid it will be difficult to continue.”

After hearing this, Shen Zechuan said: “What does Yuan Zhuo mean?”

“Sooner or later, Fu Jun will return to Fudu. When the time comes, the merchants in the world will still be Fu Jun’s merchants,” Yao Wenyu calmed down a little, and after his cough subsided, he continued, “The port was built to do everyone’s business. Fu Jun might as well leave this batch of money to the merchants, and let them fall in love with it. In the future, Fu Jun only needs to expand Liuzhou and adjust tariffs. They will be the treasury of the new dynasty and the treasury of Fu Jun.”

Not only that, Yan Heru’s idea of building a new port in Liuzhou is very good. The bay can berth enough ships, and the rise of Liuzhou and the towns around Liuzhou is just around the corner. This is a fertile field that is about to be cultivated. As long as the merchants are not stupid, they will definitely be happy to follow Shen Zechuan to share the pie here.

Yao Wenyu could even imagine that on that day, when the family of Shen Xi had been wiped out and the world began to recuperate, Liuzhou would become the largest port connecting Shen Zechuan to the southeast, and even the largest port connecting overseas. That day…

Yao Wenyu suddenly covered her lips and coughed violently.He knocked over the tea in his haste, and the hot tea splashed onto his thin blanket and wet his legs.

Shen Zechuan had already stood up, caught the teacup, leaned over and called: “Yuanzhuo…”

Yao Wenyu didn’t finish speaking. He had so many words in his chest, but they were blocked by coughing.He covered his mouth and nose and raised his hand to show that he was okay.

“Fei Sheng!” Shen Zechuan saw the blood soaking his wide sleeves and shouted immediately, “Call the doctor!”

Fei Sheng, who was outside, responded, turned around and called someone.When Qiao Tianya heard a “clang”, he felt bad and had already lifted the curtain and went in before Shen Zechuan called him.